LIFE IN THE HEREAFTER?

Scripture: Revelations 1 : 12-18

It is amazing in our materialistic society, how many still hold to a belief in “life in the hereafter”. No one would argue that the body is destined to return to dust and ashes, but is there part of us that lives on? Some would like to believe we are re-incarnated and live again in a different body or as a ‘higher’ or ‘lower’ life form. Others go to great lengths to break through to contact the spirits of the dead to see how everyone is getting along on the ‘other side’.

There have been reports from those pronounced clinically dead, who have later revived, describing an awareness of a spiritual world. In nearly all religions there is an emphasis on ‘the life to come’.

There have been reports from those pronounced clinically dead, who have later revived, describing an awareness of a spiritual world. In nearly all religions there is an emphasis on ‘the life to come’. Equally strong is the idea of some kind of accountability, where we answer for the way we have lived. Is it to be ‘Purgatory’ or ‘Paradise’?

Ancient civilisations went to enormous lengths to prepare for the next life. The pyramids still stand as a testimony to that hope. Is there some form of inner ‘knowing’ in every human being telling us of a future beyond the grave or are we just looking for comfort to make it easier to face death? Where do we go to find an answer? Is there anyone we can trust?

An authority on the subject would need at the very least to have experienced the other side and come to our world in human form to tell us about it. After death and burial they would have to come back to life in a physical form to prove death is not the end. They would then have to be seen to return to the other side without dying a second time. A lot to ask?

Jesus Christ has the monopoly on these qualifications and leaves us in no doubt about the existence of ‘Heaven and Hell’; ‘Judgement and Eternity’. He taught us to pray, “Our Father in Heaven.” Whatever ideas you might have it is always good to consult an expert on the subject.

I Corinthians 15 : 12-20

Mick Reynolds